BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1930, Page 4

BOXING

A TERRIFIC BOtT. f

LA BARBA V. PAUL,

[United Press Association—Hy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

NEW YORK, April 5. At Buffalo, Fidel weighing 1241b5, took ; a. ten ypunds decision!' •- from Paul, 12411ps,Uin-t 1- swift, hard : fight, but La Barba was;,<feasily the bet? er of the two men. The bout- started at a fast pace, with Paul slightly superior. He staggered Fidel in the second round. There were then several. / even rounds, inwliiclr the men stood,' toe to toe and slugged to the head and body viciously,-'both 'connecting wrih terrific lefts. • ■ i ■■

By the eighth round Paul had begun to tire, and La Barba then three blows for each one" he, reserved, though he wa9 stiir ; 'received /hard' blows. In the ninth Paul was obviously tired, and as unable I 'to get/close,, while La Barba hammered his ,f ace at . the ropes? In the’tefi'fSh both tried - 'yF* wildly for a knockofft', 1 with p4ul missing and La Barba was uiia’jle to land a fatal punch. / 1

AUSTRALIAN/BOUT. BRISBANE, April 6. George Thompson, ‘of Newcastle, retained the Aus+raliap j heavy-weight boxing title, easily outpointing Merv. Williams. Williams him twenty pounds in weight..

. HUR.NE V. TAYLOR. Cyifil Hume, of WellingtonandFrank Taylor, of Auckland, will...meet at Westport for the- professional tamweight title ;on April,,l2.